Phenomenal Movie!

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2013)

I have always enjoy Mecha animes growing up, so obviously I am a little biased. But anyways...
What really sets this apart for me is the human factor. When you put a human as a pilot of a colossal machine, you add their emotion and feelings into it. We can connect and feel more for characters that look like us, sad as that may seem. So even if the characters are little basic, we still know how much is at stake and what they are feeling. Although, I do wish they would have explored Raleigh's personal struggles more, because I mean, he watched his brother die while he was still connected to him. I'm pretty sure that would mess up someone quite a bit. I also wish that Gypsy Danger was more of a last resort for him, with him being hesitant to get back in it. But anyways, I digress. What I'm trying to say is, although the characters don't have much depth, the movie still plays well.
And while it is big and loud, it is still infinitely better than the atrocity that is Transformers. By making the Jaegers and Kaiju have less moving parts, you can actually tell what is going on in the fight scenes. Lots of action, very good soundtrack. And even a little comedy with Charlie Day.
Even though it was very predictable, I still enjoyed it very much. I would highly recommend it.